All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 751
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ArticleThales wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards
Thales won the prestigious Grand Prix award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014, and also took the prizes for ’Best total reward strategy’ and ’Best alignment of benefits to business strategy’.The judges chose the security and defence firm for the top award because of the sheer scale of its achievements.Most ...
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Supplier article
Reforming India: just the beginning
A false dawn?There have been false dawns before. But we believe this time is different for three reasons:Firstly, the strength of the BJP government is unprecedented.Secondly, the electorate has voted directly for economic growth and development over populism and caste.And thirdly, this presidential-style election was essentially won by one individual, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – July 2014
Many employee benefits providers are rethinking their service proposition, branching out into new areas and products. Read why in Fresh pickings (page 18)British Sugar’s previously disjointed benefits have been reshaped into a total reward offering that staff enjoy. Read how the sugar manufacturer did it in Making life sweeter (page ...
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ArticleDebi O’Donovan: Benefits and HR managers should join the pensions debate
Over in the pensions industry, the talk is all about how incoming choices around pension savings at retirement will affect retirees. They are also discussing how the government will deliver the face-to-face guidance needed to support these wider choices.While I am sure there are a few practitioners in benefits and ...
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AnalysisHow employers can manage benefits providers' market repositioning
If you read nothing else, read this…Some benefits providers are rethinking their service proposition because of changing government legislation.An increasingly crowded benefits provider marketplace is leaving many employers struggling to identify providers’ area of specialism. Robust policies and procedures should underpin all due-diligence processes.According to attendees at the Employee Benefits/Lorica ...
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OpinionDavid Noble: Employers must map priorities for benefits providers
Once an employer has written its project specifications, tender documents, undertaken some research and considered the providers it already knows about, what should it do next when approaching a new project?Well, now is the time for the organisation to evaluate its business needs and objectives and clearly define them. Using ...
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Article20% of employers intend to make changes to pensions
A fifth (20%) of employer respondents intend to make changes to their workplace pension scheme as a result of the recent Budget and Department for Work and Pensions’ reforms, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.The HL June employer survey, which questioned more than 300 employers, found that 60% of respondents ...
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ArticleEmployers focus on employees' mental wellbeing
Emma Mamo, head of workplace wellbeing at charity Mind, said: “Employers have a vital role in raising awareness of mental health among staff. After all, we all have mental health, just as we all have physical health.“It’s not just important for employers to support staff with a diagnosed mental health ...
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ArticleDavid Brackwell: Should employers include wellbeing policies in annual reports?
Policies are, to a degree, statements of aspiration. Placing a policy in the public domain does not mean there is a substantive programme or that the organisation is willing to effectively implement it.If we instead ask: should employers include information about their wellbeing programmes in annual reports?, my answer would ...
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ArticleEAT confirms compulsory retirement at 65 is justified
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that compulsory retirement at the age of 65 can be justified.More than seven years ago, the case Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes raised a claim of age discrimination because Mr Leslie Seldon was forced to retire at age 65 from the law ...
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Article68% agree dental benefits help manage absence
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-thirds (68%) of respondents that provide a dental benefit to staff agreed it helps them to manage sickness absence, according to research by Denplan.The Denplan Health and wellbeing survey 2014, which surveyed 488 employee benefits decision makers and more than 5,000 UK adults, found that 32% of ...
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ArticleFujitsu staff take part in fitness challenge
EXCLUSIVE: More than 1,400 employees at Fujitsu UK and Ireland are participating in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC).The GCC is a 16-week initiative, which takes place between May and September and invites employees from around the world to form teams to represent their organisation.It aims to help staff improve their ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods appoints Tony Filbin
Mattioli Woods Employee Benefits has appointed Tony Filbin in a strategic consultant role.Filbin joins from Legal and General, where he was managing director of workplace savings.He will work in an advisory capacity for Mattioli Woods and offers more than 30 years’ experience in the employee benefits sector.The appointment follows the ...
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ArticleHighest pay rises globally expected in Brazil, China and India
The highest global salary increase budgets for 2014 are in Brazil, China and India, at 7.2%, 8.2% and 10.5% respectively, according to research by WorldatWork.Its 2014-2015 Salary budget survey found that these three countries are projecting similar salary increase budgets for 2015.The research found that 16 of the 17 countries ...
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ArticleLondon Underground pay and pension strike extended
The London Underground power workers’ strike around pay and pension differentials is set to continue until 22 July.The strike, which began on 1 July, involves a Tupe [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006] arrangement, that saw employees move to other organisations some years ago, and then return under ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover staff to volunteer at Invictus Games
Jaguar Land Rover employees will be given the opportunity to work as volunteers at the Invictus Games, the international sporting event for ‘wounded warriors’ that is championed by Prince Harry.Around 150 of the car manufacturer’s staff will be part of the 600 volunteers helping to run the games, which will ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by British Sugar
PensionTrust-based defined contribution scheme, with employer-matched contributions up to a maximum of 10%.From February 2013, all non-pension members are being auto-enrolled at contribution levels of 4% for employee and employer.Legacy defined benefit pension schemes.HealthcareEmployer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) scheme available for senior and middle managers, which make up about 50% ...
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ArticleHenk Verhoek increases profile of total reward
He previously held various roles at Inchcape Shipping Services, including head of global reward and group compensation and benefits manager.He has also been global compensation and benefits manager at Wilhelmsen Maritime Services and held a range of HR roles at Unitor Ships Service.At Inchcape and Wilhelmsen, Verhoek built the global ...
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ArticleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. John Lewis and Harrods top employers for pay and benefits 2. Court rules holiday pay should include commission 3. Consumer Rights Bill to impact salary sacrifice benefits 4. Boots scraps annual staff bonuses for 2014 5. The problems payroll is causing for pensions auto-enrolment 6. Asos and M&S shortlisted ...